"Champagne for Lunch" 20" X 36" watercolor

Champagne for Lunch by April M Rimpo

Champagne for Lunch

Watercolor

20 X 36" image
29" X 44" with white mat and golden metal frame

$3400   SOLD

Lunch with Champagne or Champagne for Lunch: I keep changing my mind what to call this painting. It must have something to do with how much Champagne to drink. Regardless which title, this painting is a celebration of light: direct light from the windows, the glow of chandeliers, the reflections on champagne bottles, reflections on the interior windows, and the shadowed area through the distant door that hides mysteries of more amazing art sequestered in the restaurant at Musee D'Orsay. It's a wonderful place to enjoy the amazing art on display, including sculpture and ornate murals on the walls and ceiling. This restaurant hummed with activity and definitely hit the spot from a culinary perspective as well.  Of course what else would you expect in Paris.  

This painting was also included in the 2017 Baltimore Watercolor Society's Mid-Atlantic Regional Exhibition. Then in 2018 it found its way into Splash 19, North Light Publishers' the 2018 Edition of their Best of Watercolor book series. I consider this publication nirvana in the world of watercolor. I was one of 126 artists selected for the publications from a field of over 1700. I feel giddy, like maybe I've been drinking too much Champagne.

Now I'm delighted it will grace a new home, having been purchased through HorseSpirit Arts Gallery.  I hope to be able to obtain a photograph of "Champagne for Lunch" in their home.

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